Restaurants in Ridge

Sushi Ichi Japanese Restaurant's seasoned chefs recruit fresh fish and sticky morsels of rice to build a menu stacked with more than 50 types of maki rolls. The culinary team fills seaweed-wrapped cylinders with predetermined combinations of snow crab, tuna, and salmon, as well as custom-builds sushi rolls to incorporate diners' favorite ingredients. Thai and Chinese dishes also abound and include classics such as spicy kung pao chicken, shrimp pad thai, and green and red curries flanked by rich coconut rice.

One glance at the Bonsoirée menu and it becomes clear that the chic, minimalist décor is pretty much the only thing minimalist about the place. Each dish in chef/owner Shin Thompson and chef de cuisine Luke Creagan’s "exquisitely crafted" four- ($58), seven- ($85), and 13-course ($150) flavor symphonies draws inspiration from a range of cultures and blends traditional Japanese presentation with classic French techniques. A new menu is introduced monthly, but a recent four-course line-up kicks off a night of gourmandizing with a salad of crispy Suzuki, grilled-haricot vert, and pickled ramp with lotus root drizzled in genmaicha vinaigrette and rhubarb sorbet. A fava-bean and spring-pea soup spiced with curried artichoke and green garlic then drum-rolls the curtain-raise on the meal’s centerpiece: a roast of grass-fed spring lamb from Mint Creek Farms, served with potato-and-chickpea confit, shochu Japanese–barbecue sauce, fried potato skins, smoked shimeiji mushrooms, and death mustard, a mysterious savory substance. A dessert of gingerbread ice-cream sandwich sided with ginger-cinnamon-bark ice cream and sprinkled with pecans helps quivering taste buds waft gently back down to earth. If you’re afraid that talking will destroy the food’s delicate interplay of complex flavors, you and your dining companions can entertain yourselves by watching Chef Thompson work his magic and occasionally subdue a cutlery-wielding octopus in the open kitchen window. Also, make use of Bonsoirée's new wine program: call Provenance Food and Wine, Cellar Rat, or Randolph Wine Cellars ahead of time, and get a bottle of wine delivered to Bonsoirée free of charge in advance of your reservation at no extra cost.

Who doesn't like Figaro's delicious subs and deli sandwiches? It turns out there is only one person who doesn't: the peace-hating North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Il the 3rd. Everybody else can't get enough of their affordable Italian concoctions like The Pavarotti (imported prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil & extra virgin olive oil), the Al Capone (steak 'n cheese with pepperoni, peppers, onion, & sliced hot peppers) and Nonna's Meatball (traditional meatball with provolone cheese & marinara sauce). Or if you think you know yourself and your needs even better than the amazing Figaro sub chef (like if you're a Buddhist monk who has contemplated the self for centuries in a cave), you can create your own sandwich or sub with whatever meats, cheeses, bread, and veggies you like. Otherwise, please accept that the Figaro sub chef knows you best. Her name, by the way, is Rosie, and everybody loves her. She's super fun and welcoming, and her equally fun-spirited crew make Figaro's a local favorite hang-out spot. If you are an orphan, you should come hang out at Figaro's because Rosie will feel like the mother you never had. Or that you once had but now she's gone. Rosie can fill the void in your soul and your stomach. That's 2 voids being filled with today's Groupon for the price of 1.

The Savant Project's menu boasts exquisite lunch or brunch bites like the half-pound Angus burger stuffed with Vermont cheddar cheese and topped with crispy applewood bacon ($11), and surf-and-turf omelettes ($9.50) stuffed with chicken, salmon, chorizo, roasted veggies, cheddar, and mango salsa. Lunchtime loungers can savor Savant's signature specials such as Savant steak frites (marinated filet mignon, yucca fries, caramelized onions, and herbed parmesan, $21.50) or beer-battered fish tacos with smoky slaw and guacamole ($15). Lighter, more-social appetites can tip-toe among the tapas with a few plates of beef sliders with ginger, cilantro, and cucumber ($9.50) and raw tuna sashimi in a lime, sesame, and wasabi vinaigrette ($9.50)—it's like the sushi gods cried a salty-sweet tear in the shape of tuna sashimi right into your mouth.

State's main courses average around $17, and their drink selection is extensive, so whether you feed 2-3 people with your Groupon or go nuts on desserts and drinks for yourself, you're getting some serious value. State's nice wood interior, candles, and tall, circular booths combined with their flat-screen TVs showing both sports games and digital art, create an upscale supper club-meets-sports bar atmosphere. The cuisine is mostly American with some Asian and Italian highlights. Enjoy a high definition football games in style with a bacon-mozzarella burger or a cornmeal-crusted grouper fish over leeks. At night enjoy a bumpin' club atmosphere. Dress sharp & impress everyone on the floor with your remarkable Groupon value, downing 57% more appetizers and cocktails than everyone around you - while paying the same price!

Sultan's is already known for its great prices. With this Groupon, you’ll feel like you’re getting exquisite Mediterranean cuisine in exchange for Monopoly money. You’ll have access to a menu that features Falafel, Hummus, Tabboule and the always phonetically palette-pleasing Baba Ghanooj. And you haven't eaten a salad until you've tried your hand at what Time Out Chicago called the “best salad bar around.”